Cariteo

, whose family name has been lost in his
poetical appellation, was a distinguished literary ornament
of Naples in the fifteenth century. He is said to have
been a native of Barcelona, and was related to Corvinus,
bishop of Massa, who was also a member of the academy
of Naples. Of his friendly intercourse w:th the first scholars and chief nobility of Naples, and even with the individuals of the reigning family there, his works afford innumerable instances, whilst in those of Sanazzarius and Pontanus, he is frequently mentioned with particular affection
and commendation. His writings, which are wholly in
the Italian tongue, were collected and published by his
surviving friend Peter Summontc, at Naples, 1509, 4to;
but before this were published “Sonetti e Canzoni del
| Chariteo intitolati Endimione a la Luna,” Naples, 1506,
4to; Venice, 1507,8vo; and in 1519, appeared “Opera
nuova, e amorosa composta, &c.” 8vo, a very rare book. His
writings are characterised by a vigour of sentiment, and a
genuine vein of poetry; and without rivalling the elegance of the Tuscan poets, they possess a considerable
share of ease and harmony. One of his Canzone may be
seen in our authority. 1

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